Events Calendar

Your Heritage: Your Stories: Your City8—17 Sept 2023 Local places and spaces are opening their doors to inspire and surprise you with the city’s rich history and heritage. Events are taking place all over Birmingham and Heritage Week is an amazing opportunity to explore some of the city’s buildings and outdoor spaces you would not normally ... Read more

St Paul’s is the iconic church of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, set in a beautiful square that includes a number of restaurants and cafes on the edge of the city centre. Built between 1777 and 1779 as a chapel of ease of St Martin in the Bullring, it is the only survivor of the town’s ... Read more

Who would have thought such a quiet little back street in Brum had such a story to tell? From back-to-back housing to giants of industry, and the Cold War! Join us for a special tour of 1 Street that reflects the history of our fine city of 1000 trades. Our Cafe will be open on the ... Read more

This creepy evening walking tour takes you through the ghoulish history of the city! Graveyards, murders, local ghost stories, a hanging, body snatching, a modern-day werewolf, a curse, a restless corpse and the mystery of Birmingham's own 'sublime vampire'.This dark tour explores the grimier elements of the city of Birmingham; an atmospheric walk not for ... Read more

Your Heritage: Your Stories: Your City8—17 Sept 2023 Local places and spaces are opening their doors to inspire and surprise you with the city’s rich history and heritage. Events are taking place all over Birmingham and Heritage Week is an amazing opportunity to explore some of the city’s buildings and outdoor spaces you would not normally ... Read more

Tuesdays 19 September - 19 December A unique co-working space in GULP’s stunning dining room where you can work in the company of other women, away from the distractions of home. The first floor, private room has a shared table that seats 8-10. Free wifi, teas and coffees are an absolute, and a morning fruit ... Read more

Join Matt Faber from conservation specialists Oliver Architecture, for a hands-on workshop where you will get the opportunity to use traditional building materials including lime mortar. Learn about historic buildings, materials and conservation methods by exploring the local architecture with Matt and the Jewellery Quarter heritage teams and a practical session in Warstone Lane Cemetery. This ... Read more

Join us for an exciting and informative event at Warstone Lane Cemetery, Vyse St. entrance, Birmingham, B18. Uncover hidden stories, trace your lineage, and connect with your roots. From exploring birth records to uncovering long-lost relatives, our Family History Surgery & Help Desk is the perfect opportunity to embark on your genealogical journey. Bring along any ... Read more

For Birmingham Heritage Week, The Friends of Key Hill cemetery & Warstone Lane cemetery Information & sales stalls will be in Warstone Lane cemetery. The Friends be able to assist with a burial index for both Key Hill cemetery from 1836 non-denominational (formally The General cemetery) and Warstone Lane cemetery from 1848 C of E (also ... Read more

This tour includes the history of the catacombs in Key Hill cemetery, viewing the empty chambers. No human remains will be seen. For this event in Key Hill cemetery please book in at the Warstone Lane cemetery Information Stall at least 20 minutes before your tour commences, a volunteer will walk with you to meet your ... Read more

This tour includes the history of the catacombs in Key Hill cemetery, viewing the empty chambers. No human remains will be seen. For this event in Key Hill cemetery please book in at the Warstone Lane cemetery Information Stall at least 20 minutes before your tour commences, a volunteer will walk with you to meet your ... Read more

Come and get a unique glimpse into the lost industrial world of J. W. Evans Silver Factory, one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter! Behind the doors of four seemingly normal terraced houses is a time capsule full of thousands of dies, original equipment, stock and records of a family ... Read more